CIVICUS Lens

Sudan: blood on the hands of foreign powers

Both sides in Sudan's civil war have embraced drone warfare, causing civilian deaths, with hospitals, marketplaces and schools among the targets.

Transnational repression: a world without refuge

As authoritarianism expands, more activists are being forced into exile, but repression is following them.

SDGs: civil society shut out as progress falls short

The latest United Nations High-Level Political Forum to review the Sustainable Development Goals offered further evidence of a divided multilateral system, with language that once passed without comment now contested.

Zambia: an uneven contest leads to an easy win

President Hakainde Hichilema has won a second term in Zambia's 13 August election, but his party left little to chance.

Europe: a race to the bottom on migrants' rights

A mass crossing from Morocco to Spain's exclave of Ceuta on 30 July triggered a political and social media storm that overshadowed the deaths of over a hundred people.

A divided vote for the UN's human rights chief

The UN General Assembly recently voted to reappoint Volker Türk as High Commissioner for Human Rights, making him the first person to serve two terms since the post was created in 1993.

India's young people find their voice

When India's Chief Justice branded unemployed young people as 'cockroaches', Gen Z turned the insult into a rallying call.

International Criminal Court: justice under attack

The Trump administration's latest attack on the International Criminal Court seeks to use diplomatic and economic pressure to persuade states to quit.

Nicaragua: the end of elections

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has declared he'll hold no more elections, abandoning any pretence of democratic legitimacy.

Burkina Faso: democracy cancelled

Burkina Faso's military leader, Ibrahim Traoré, has told his compatriots to forget about democracy.

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